save black swan lake
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Save Black Swan Lake
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Parent Swan sits on eggs
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Parent swans change shifts on eggs – incubation from 35 to 40 days
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Save Black Swan Lake June 2014
• Concerned local residents initiated Wildlife Preservation Society’s support. Residents doorknocked the area and encountered widespread support for the lake, used by many, as a recreation, relaxation and children’s wildlife education.
• Residents & Friends of Black Swan Lake was formed. • Many neighbourhood gardens display Save Black Swan Lake signs.• Televised footage of the initial controversial efforts to fill this
thriving habitat engaged the attention of a large number of Gold Coasters.
• The support base and the awareness of this water-bird sanctuary has only increased. The public want to save this publicly-owned precious habitat – now becoming rare in the urbanised Gold Coast.
• It has important remnant vegetation needed by birds to nest.
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Interested visitors at Save Black Swan Lake rally 6th June 14
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After swim swan family come up incline – one struggling lame cygnet
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Tired cygnets rest on grass
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The six cygnets feed on grass
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Sunset Black Swan Lake
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Swan family in the evening
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Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld (Gold Coast & Hinterland Branch) President gains overwhelming support, through signatures
gained at the Gold Coast Show 2014, to preserve this publicly-owned lake. The society dedicates itself to the survival of plant & animal species. Preservation of these visually beautiful places is also vital
for local residents, our children and grandchildren.
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Ibis on Roost tree
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Magpie Geese also use Roost tree
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Magpie Geese on fence with mostlyShe-oak in the background
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Members of Birds Qld (Ornithological Society of Qld) and
Birdlife Australia beneath arching
eucalypts & paperbarks where a bird count recorded 400 in one hour at
the lake.
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Late in 2014 the lake began to dry out – these Dusky Moorhens nested & they feed in shallows with their chick
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Various migratory birds visit the lake – groups of Black-winged Stilts fed in the shallows with resident birds
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This Black-winged feeds with a Dusky Moore-hen
chick
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Feeding in the weeds & mud
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Magpie Geese leave tracks in the mud – much of the weed is gone including island nests built by hopeful birds
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Magpie Geese wading in shallow water
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The Magpie-geese tried to nest here but it was inundated
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A Black Cormorant dries its wings – they have little oil on their feathers so they can swim underwater & fish
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The Magpie-goose family share this log with this tortoise on the far side of the Lake – they
swam off before I photographed them
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Over December January the Magpie tried to nest just here but rising waters drowned the nest & they finally nested across the lake.
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The Magpie Goose family consists of the parents, our 2 new goslings & probably a sibling from the last family on 21st March15
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The rains stimulated many families of Black Ducks to hatch.
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It is rare for Black Duck ducklings to survive to this age – these were very game little birds
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In still warm weather Welcome Swallows are busy flying over the lake eating flies & mozzies. Their rest branch.
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In March 2015 many Purple Swamp-hens nested.
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Purple Swamp-hen feeds her chicks – picks up food & tears it up into suitable size
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In 2015 our Swans reinforced their bonding rituals & tried to nest again. As the old nest was inundated & new one this side was also they nested somewhere over the other side of the lake & have a
new family.
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2015 Swans mate for life - more courting rituals.
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22nd March 2015 – Children's Day Swans with new cygnets – great photo by Nina of new cygnets, one on Mums back – what a final downpour- we even got wet under the tent
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21March 2015 Royal Spoonbill on top of lookout tree - it usually filters small organisms on the edge of our Lake
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Underneath remnant Paperbark Swamp vegetation Dave Warth(maker of the award winning “Tarkine” documentary) films Lin
Sutherland making our Save Black Swan Lake documentary
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Linny & Dave making documentary
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Please let our Lake not be THE END